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DHS Digital Service is Taking Paper Out of the Immigration Process

NextGov: As lawmakers and White House officials butt heads over border walls and immigration policy, a small group of developers is working to make the process of entering the country faster for newcomers and easier for the feds who vet them.

For more than three years, the Homeland Security Department Digital Service team has worked behind the scenes to modernize the government’s system for admitting immigrants and asylum seekers to the U.S. As a branch of the White House U.S. Digital Service, the team can largely steer clear of the immigration debates that today consume mainstream politics and focus on developing new technologies that benefit everyone, said Executive Director Stephanie Neill.

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